Health
Penn nursing professor wins prestigious award for book about children and drug safety
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (August 23, 2018) - Cynthia Connolly's, PhD, RN, FAAN, book, Children and Drug Safety: Balancing Risk...
New $3.2 million grant to probe secrets of cell death in Alzheimer’s
Credit: Graphic by Shireen Dooling Most neurons in the human brain live out their lives, enduring the processes of aging...
Treatment for severe heartburn prevents cancer
Medical or surgical treatment of severe heartburn prevents cancer of the oesophagus, a study from Karolinska Institutet with almost one...
Researchers test autobiographical memory for early Alzheimer’s detection
Testing how well people remember past events in their lives could help medical professionals make early predictions about who is...
Microbes hitch a ride inland on coastal fog
Credit: Sarah Evans (Millbrook, NY) Fog can act as a vector for microbes, transferring them long distances and introducing them...
Physicians with personal cancer experience report adherence to screening guidelines less
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, August 23, 2018--A new study has found that physicians with nonprofessional...
How can parents help children navigate an increasingly diverse world?
Chapel Hill, N.C. - Multicultural dynamics. Economic disparities. LGTBQ subtleties. Single-parent prevalence. Diversification of the American family is happening at...
Majority of current and former cancer patients age 50+ are happy with their life
Two-thirds of current cancer patients, and more than three-quarters of former cancer patients aged 50 and over, are mentally flourishing...
Scientists close in on mystery surrounding dangerous blood syndromes
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Scientists may be on the road to solving the mystery of a group of mostly...
UNC builds better particle tracking software using artificial intelligence
Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have created a new method of particle tracking based on...
New biomarkers of inflammation identified as risk of polyneuropathy
Polyneuropathy is one of the most common complications in people with diabetes. However, it can also occur with certain risk...
New research uncovers ‘one of the tobacco industry’s greatest scams’
Two new studies from the Tobacco Control Research Group at the University of Bath, published in the BMJ journal, Tobacco...
Two methods for measuring children’s exposure to radio frequencies are compared
Credit: Oihane Lakar The use of radio frequency sources is very widespread, whether it is in mobile phones, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth,...
Movement control: how our brain responds to unexpected situations
Credit: FMI Scientists have demonstrated that the motor cortex is necessary for the execution of corrective movements in response to...
Early-life alcohol intake may increase the odds of high-grade prostate cancer
Bottom Line: Compared with non-drinkers, men who consumed at least seven drinks per week during adolescence (ages 15-19) had three...
Charité awarded three new ERC Starting Grants in the field of immunity and infection
(Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin) Three early career researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have succeeded in securing funding from the...
Research reveals dangerous midlife switch of ditching activity to sit still
Credit: UTHealth HOUSTON - (August 23, 2018) - People are falling into a trap of greater inactivity during middle age,...
Antibiotic side effects in kids lead to nearly 70,000 ER visits in the US each year
The use of antibiotics drives the development of antibiotic resistance, a major threat to public health worldwide. But these drugs...
How sleep loss may contribute to adverse weight gain
In a new study, researchers at Uppsala University now demonstrate that one night of sleep loss has a tissue-specific impact...
Safe’ UV light may prevent infections in catheters, cardiac drivelines
Credit: David Welch, Ph.D., Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons A specific wavelength of ultraviolet light, now delivered...
